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Why don't women play five-set tennis?http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/03/why-dont-women-play-five-set-tennis
<p>Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts</p><p>Why doesn’t women’s grand slam tennis run to five sets? I am really struggling to understand. It can’t be a question of stamina, surely? Women run the marathon and do triathlons, and the quality of the women’s tennis is rising all the time. Will it, can it change in the near future?</p><p><em>Catherine Rose, Olney, Bucks</em></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/03/why-dont-women-play-five-set-tennis">Continue reading...</a>TennisSportSerena WilliamsLife and styleWomenWed, 03 Sep 2014 14:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/03/why-dont-women-play-five-set-tennisPhotograph: Charles Krupa/APUp for five sets? Serena Williams at the US Open in New York.Photograph: Charles Krupa/APUp for five sets? Serena Williams at the US Open in New York.Guardian Staff2014-09-03T14:00:01ZWhy are tennis players so superstitious?http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jun/11/nadal-why-tennis-players-so-superstitious
Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts<p>Why are tennis players so superstitious?</p><p><em>Mel Eastham </em></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jun/11/nadal-why-tennis-players-so-superstitious">Continue reading...</a>TennisRafael NadalLife and styleSportWed, 11 Jun 2014 14:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jun/11/nadal-why-tennis-players-so-superstitiousTom Jenkins/Tom JenkinsLeaving nothing to chance … Rafael Nadal arranges his water bottles just so. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianTom Jenkins/Tom JenkinsLeaving nothing to chance … Rafael Nadal arranges his water bottles just so. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianGuardian Staff2014-06-11T14:00:02ZWhat other sport could Andy Murray play?http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/10/other-sport-andy-murray-play
Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts<p>Given his sublime combination of athleticism and skill, what other sport could Andy Murray have excelled in?</p><p><em>Sarah Simmons, Manchester</em></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/10/other-sport-andy-murray-play">Continue reading...</a>Andy MurrayWimbledon 2013Life and styleWimbledonTennisSportWed, 10 Jul 2013 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/10/other-sport-andy-murray-playPool/Getty ImagesAndy Murray on his way to winning the Wimbledon final ... what could he swap the racket for? Photograph: Getty ImagesPool/Getty ImagesAndy Murray on his way to winning the Wimbledon final ... what could he swap the racket for? Photograph: Getty ImagesGuardian Staff2013-07-10T14:00:00ZNotes &amp; Queries: Could we survive in 3012?http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jul/11/could-we-survive-in-3012
Plus: Mornington Crescent – game or philosophy? Anyone for equal pay at Wimbledon?<p><strong>If you took a person from the year 1012 and showed them the world in 2012, I&nbsp;suspect their mind would be blown. So if I was fast-forwarded to 3012, what would I find? Could I cope?</strong></p><p>Nothing, and no. By that time, the human race will have wiped itself off the face of the planet. Unfortunately, it will probably have wiped everything else off the face of the planet as well. Earth will then be lifeless, sterile – all too literally Third Rock from the Sun.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jul/11/could-we-survive-in-3012">Continue reading...</a>Life and styleRadio 4London UndergroundTennisWimbledonGenderWed, 11 Jul 2012 16:30:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jul/11/could-we-survive-in-3012Allstar/Cinetext/PARAMOUNT/Allstar/Cinetext/PARAMOUNTMind-blowing futureworld … A scene from Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/ParamountAllstar/Cinetext/PARAMOUNT/Allstar/Cinetext/PARAMOUNTMind-blowing futureworld … A scene from Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/ParamountGuardian Staff2012-07-11T16:30:02ZNotes &amp; Queries: Where's the furthest tube station, please?http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jun/27/central-london-distance-from-tube
Plus: Catch-22 for the Roman army; How about renaming Centre Court?<p><strong>What point in central London is furthest from a tube station?</strong></p><p>Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street: they're on a different planet.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jun/27/central-london-distance-from-tube">Continue reading...</a>London UndergroundWimbledonTennisSportRail transportLondonLife and styleWed, 27 Jun 2012 15:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jun/27/central-london-distance-from-tubeAlamyEven in central London it can be a long haul to the nearest station. Photograph: AlamyAlamyEven in central London it can be a long haul to the nearest station. Photograph: AlamyGuardian Staff2012-06-27T15:00:01Z